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About Bakharikona Village

Bakharikona is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 492 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.44 hectares hectares.

Bakharikona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakharikona village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 332.44 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 492
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakharikona compares

By the 2011 count Bakharikona is the 77th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 332.44 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bakharikona

Bakharikona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakharikona as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakharikona from other places

Bakharikona lies about 71 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 70 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bakharikona
Nearest town Malajkhand 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 33 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 70 km
District headquarters Balaghat 71 km

Villages closest to Bakharikona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baihar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bakharikona

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakharikona village had a population of 993. That makes it the 77th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bakharikona village has 492 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakharikona has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Bakharikona covers 332.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakharikona falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakharikona is Dhapewara, about 70 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakharikona.

Bakharikona is about 71 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakharikona is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 15 km away. Baihar is about 33 km away. Dhapewara is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tingatola (under 2 km), Thurrimeta (2.2 km) and Mundghusri (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bakharikona today is likely to be higher.

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